Understanding the Behavior of Hypermobile Tourists

International tourism has grown considerably in recent decades, partly as a result of the growth of low-cost airlines, which have become an essential sector of the global economy and a regular feature in our way of life. And yet the explosion of tourism, and in particular of air travel, raises certain environmental concerns. Given that just 5% of French people contributed in 2006 to 50% of greenhouse-gas emissions from tourism, the Mobile Lives Forum wanted to explore the lifestyles of hypermobile tourists. Who are they ? What is the environmental impact of their mobility ? To what extent and under what conditions would they be willing to change their habits in order to reduce their carbon footprint ?